Hey there happy reader!
Is time accelerating for you as quickly as it seems to be for me? Here it is, Labor Day weekend, and I feel like my chore list has grown exponentially.
While summer is the time for laying back and enjoying the warmth of the outdoors, autumn always signals a return to preparing for the long winter ahead.
There’s so much to do in the yard – clean up the remnants of the garden, plant some mums and winter cabbage, cover the lounge chairs, put away the umbrellas and close the pool… and that’s all before the leaves fall and the raking begins!
Then, of course, I must carefully deck the house with Halloween decorations…
I absolutely love this time of year, though, so I’m not complaining. Well, just a bit. I mean, it is a lot of work, lol!
And, of course, I’m busy writing. My work-in-progress, “The 48 Hour Rule” has morphed itself into a series – “The Brooklyn Bridge Books” – and I’m busy constructing my “book bible” as we speak.
What’s a “book bible?” Good question!
It’s a comprehensive and organized document that highlights the different characters names, features, plot points and resolutions so that every story is intertwined and makes sense. It would be terrible to start a series without one because it’s easy to forget a character’s eye color, for example, from one book to the next. And while I’m sure my readers would find any mistake I might make, I’d rather not err in the first place. A good book bible will keep you honest, that’s for sure!
Besides writing, I’ve compiled a fall reading list. It’s long!
So much good fiction is coming our way, starting with this title, which I’ve already pre-ordered!
A woman whose life seems to be falling apart re-reads some of the books written by an author who was her favorite when she was much younger.
She begins to imagine what it would be like to have this writer be her friend. Ann Pachett said this book is “a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness towards love.” I can’t wait to read it – and I LOVE the cover!
But just in case you need a fun read to tuck into your bag for one more beach day…
My publisher, Vinci Books, is offering this hockey enemies-to-lovers romance for FREE!
It’s a parting gift of summer, just for you!
I hope you enjoy whatever you have planned for this Labor Day weekend. Let’s relish the last of summer by reading in a shady spot with an icy cold beverage close at hand!
As always, let me know what you think!
xoxo,
Hilari
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